2022 Audi A7 Problems and Complaints

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Updated on July 10, 2024

The 2022 Audi A7 is a spot-on engineering build that features as a luxury Sportback at a base MSRP of $69,200 with an enthusiastic 335 hp V6 engine and worthy chassis altogether. Though unrated by the J.D power rating from 2018 to 2022, there is nothing much to vouch about its reliability, however, its 2017 MY rating of 82 by J.D power may hint about a better scenario in the current generation.

The Audi A7 2022 has been brought to challenge the heavyweights of this segment like the Porsche Panamera, BMW 7 Series, and Mercedes Benz CLS Class. Moreover, its 48-Volt Mild Hybrid Unit for this year is followed by its sibling 2022 Audi A7 PHEV that can get you at the edge of your seat with its standard 362 hp 2.0L turbo I-4 engine while having the same confidence in its overall design.

2022 Audi A7 user complaints and problems

The 2022 Audi A7 has no data regarding its complaints and problems registered on the NHTSA to date. However, the 2021 Audi A7 has been mentioned in 1 complaint that is concerned about the Vehicle Speed Control. While the 2020 A7 had an issue in its electrical system where the phone charging caused overheating for the cellphones.

Apart from that, the 2019 Audi A7 has its own share of complaints as well counting at 12 which include the powertrain, fuel propulsion, transmission, structural, and electrical domain problems. And some of the problems of the Audi A7 2019 have been mentioned below:

Powertrain: The A7 had malfunctioning the start/stop technology during both the standstill and operation times.
Fuel Propulsion System: The A7 has difficulty in starting and feels sluggish and less responsive at the time of throttling.
Vehicle Speed Control: The A7 has multiple sensor warnings at the time of highway driving even when everything is absolutely fine.

2022 Audi A7 recalls

The 2022 Audi A7 drives in silence on the track with no recall data as such. But the 2021 Audi A7 and 2020 A7 both have 5 same recalls tagged to their number plates. Some of them have been mentioned below:

Recall Date	NHTSA Campaign ID	Component Affected	Recall Issue	Explanation
March 10, 2021	21V159000	Air Bags	Passenger Air Bag May Deploy Incorrectly	The passenger airbag does not deploy as required causing the risk of injury at the time of the crash.
April 26, 2021	21V295000	Suspension	Rear Axle Lock Nuts May Break	A broken lock nut may result in improper balancing at the control as the rear axle becomes prone to misalignment.
January 26, 2022	22V034000	Tires, Suspension	Rear Axle May Be Misaligned	Rear axle misalignment may result in loss of control and excessive tire wear, both of which increase the risk of injury.

What model year of the Audi A7 to avoid?

In the recent past, we have seen several owners complaining about the 2019 Audi A7 as the complaint reached 12 and recalls stood at 2. Clearly among all the A7 2019 is surely the one to avoid in the first place.

Should you buy a used Audi A7?

The 2022 Audi A7 and the used Audi till 2020 are pretty much better in their reliability considering a negligible sheet of issues reported. Therefore, one can go for them without any reservation as such.